Chapter 291: Swan Song

Rumble, rumble!

The immense, unstoppable power surged forth. A vast and imposing force, beyond words, shrouded the heavens.

Despite being hundreds of miles away, Fu Qingtian and the others could clearly feel its terrifying and extraordinary force.

The Master Astral Cultivators were shocked. "What is this...?"

"The Celestial Magnetic Field!?"

"Why has the power of the Celestial Magnetic Field Li Pin drawn upon suddenly surged so much!? Is this his true strength!?"

If they could feel the shock from such a distance, how unimaginable must the scene on that island be!

At that moment, the screen showed Chang Shengdao preparing to unleash Fire Dragon Breath. The sight made Fu Qingtian's heart tighten. "This is bad!"

He quickly rotated the Void Ring in his hand, sending out an invisible ripple, and took a hollow step forward.

Rumble, rumble!

Suddenly, an even more terrifying force crashed down, shaking the heavens and earth. The previously calm sea exploded into towering waves dozens of meters high.

At this moment, the entire ocean seemed to be boiling.

Just as ripples rose about Fu Qingtian and he was about to blink, the void fluctuations around him vanished abruptly, and his action was canceled.

"What...?"

Yuan Zhenchuan realized what was happening and turned pale. "The teleportation failed!?"

As the bearer of the Void Ring, Fu Qingtian quickly grasped the situation, his eyes widening in shock. "The place they were at... it's changed!"

The power of the Void Ring was supposed to let him traverse any part of Gaia he knew. However, there was now a problem; the location he had in mind conflicted with where Li Pin actually was. The coordinates had shifted. In other words, Li Pin wasn't where he thought; the incorrect coordinates caused the teleportation to fail.

Fu Qingtian looked up in horror. "The planet's movements... have stopped!"

At the end of the horizon, a colossal shadow, spanning millions of miles, appeared, emerging from a dimension that was supposedly beyond human perception.

It streaked across the heavens like a meteor. Or like a massive meteorite crashing into the stars!

This was, perhaps, the very manifestation of the planet's power!

It was so vast, so immense, so limitless... that when Fu Qingtian and the Master Astral Cultivators looked up, they couldn't see where this shadow ended!

It was as if Jupiter had switched places with the moon....[1]

The entire celestial path was completely obscured by the planet's shadow!

"What... what is this!?"

Mo Wangqing, Su Dongfeng, Lu Jianchuan, Yun Long, and the other Master Astral Cultivators stared wide-eyed, mouths agape, in sheer disbelief at the scene before them.

The shock from this unprecedented sight struck deep into their minds! The terrifying scene, beyond any description of a natural wonder, battered their senses again and again, threatening to shatter their perception of reality.

"This... what... is this?"

Yuan Zhenchuan, one of the best Astral Cultivators, couldn't help but mutter, "Impossible..."

At this moment, even someone as powerful as Fu Qingtian felt his mind freeze, forgetting to readjust the coordinates or activate the Void Ring, as he sensed the massive planetary shadow roll closer, spanning tens of millions of miles.

"This is the world!" Lu Jianchuan muttered unconsciously. "I see the world... turning!"

***

It wasn't just the people of Tianyuan.

The Royal Empire, Solar Radiance, Star Alliance, East Sea's Thirty-Six Countries, and Great Shang, all of them were watching.

All the Master Astral Cultivators near Crimson Flame Island, who had merged their wills with the Atomic Will to extend their perception beyond human limits, saw this world-shattering event unfold!

The gigantic shadow cast by the planet resembled a millstone capable of grinding both heaven and earth to dust! It rolled forward with unstoppable, unrivaled force.

Just moments ago, the Master Astral Cultivators had been gossiping about the battle between Li Pin and Changsheng Dao. Some criticized Li Pin for his unruliness, some mocked Fu Qingtian for his inaction, while others waited for the drama to unfold. Now, they all stood frozen in place.

It was as if influential figures had been standing atop the world’s tallest building and discussing global affairs when suddenly Jupiter, spanning millions of miles, appeared, slowly passing overhead.

Though Jupiter hadn't made direct contact with Earth, its mere action of brushing past Earth caused the planet's atmosphere to churn and roil under the influence of its terrifying gravitational field. Intense friction erupted, creating dazzling auroras across the sky.

The interaction between their force fields would trigger an unprecedented mega-earthquake on the Earth's surface.

In its wake came hurricanes, thunderstorms, torrential rains, and earthquakes. Tsunamis surged forth, accompanied by volcanic eruptions—natural disasters driven by the upheaval of tectonic plates.[2]

On a planetary scale, it was a tremor so insignificant that it didn't even qualify as a minor shift. Yet, for those powerful individuals who once thought they could steer the course of human civilization, it was nothing short of an apocalyptic disaster!

The power of the planet

!

This was the true might of the planet!

Even the slightest disturbance—a mere one percent, one-thousandth, or even one ten-thousandth— was enough to bring unimaginable destruction to the life forms that inhabited this planet.

No weapon of war could compare to the devastation it brought.

The level of destruction witnessed by the Master and Legendary Astral Cultivators didn't reach the exaggerated scale of Jupiter's close passage, which would have stirred Earth's atmosphere and oceans into chaos. Nevertheless, the manifestation of the planetary shadow still caused violent tremors across the heavens and earth.

An indescribable hurricane formed in an instant, engulfing the heavens and earth. The island where Li Pin and Cang Shengdao clashed began to disintegrate under the intense tremors, crumbling and tearing apart piece by piece. Millions of tons of rock shattered and slid into the depths of the sea.

The turbulent waters rose into towering waves, dozens or even hundreds of meters high, whipped up by the forces of the Celestial Magnetic Field. These tsunamis, following the path of the celestial movement, roared forward with relentless power, threatening to wipe out any islands in their way.

Meanwhile, Crimson Flame Island, where Li Pin stood, lay within a volcanic belt. The violent tremors awakened volcanoes that had been dormant for centuries or millennia. Three volcanoes roared to life simultaneously, spewing vast clouds of smoke and ash.

Within moments, the smoke gave way to searing magma, which erupted violently, blotting out the sky with its intense heat.

As the planetary shadow gradually dissipated, countless Master and Legendary Astral Cultivators, unable to suppress their fear, transformed into starlight and raced toward the battlefield at full speed.

Yuan Zhenchuan, Lu Jianchuan, Yun Long, Su Dongfeng, and Mo Wangqing were among them. They didn’t hesitate for even a second and channeled energy into their bodies, creating tremors across the atomic will with their willpower to push their speed to its absolute limit.

However, by the time they finally arrived, all that greeted them was destruction; hurricanes, thunderstorms, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions.

A terrifying spectacle unfolded in this ocean, one capable of obliterating entire cities and even annihilating nations. The energy unleashed by these disasters far exceeded any Legendary Astral Technique or nuclear weapon.

"How... is this possible?"

Countless Master Astral Cultivators echoed this phrase in disbelief. They gazed at the hurricanes, thunderstorms, and the towering tsunamis that rose hundreds of meters beneath them. Their astonishment was involuntary. The scene before them shattered their previous understanding of strength, compelling them to ask,

how can this be?

It was happening right before their eyes, yet... they still found it hard to believe.

"What kind of tremendous power is this?" exclaimed a Master Astral Cultivator from Great Shang. "No Legendary Astral Technique could compare to such destruction!"

"Such power... is it really the power that can be wielded by a Martial Saint who ascended to the level of a Martial God!?"

Some Master Astral Cultivators' minds waivered, and for the first time, they found themselves questioning the superiority of the Astral Cultivators' path. "This power is really similar to the ultimate form of the Celestial Magnetic Field Li Pin... Martial God Li described... but still...."

Other Master Astral Cultivators attempted a measured evaluation. Yet, after a moment of reflection, it ultimately condensed into a single phrase.

"It is truly... hard to believe."

It was hard to believe! Just a single step could turn the weak Martial Saint into the powerful Martial God that could unleash such immense power. Even the Master Astral Cultivators struggled to accept this reality. Yet the truth lay before them, making disbelief impossible.

"If someone had told me before today that a martial artist who reaches the pinnacle—becoming a Martial God—could unleash greater power than a Legend, I would have slapped them for spreading such nonsense. But now..."

One Master Astral Cultivator let out a long sigh, repeatedly murmuring, "Martial God! Martial God!"

He thought of his twelve descendants, none of whom possessed the talent of Astral Cultivators. He had believed their lives would remain ordinary.

Now, however, the immense power derived from the path of the Martial God made him realize that they might still have a bright future ahead.

"Martial God! To unleash such destructive power with flesh and blood... it truly deserves the title of Martial God," another Master Astral Cultivator remarked, deeply moved.

His words resonated with many.

"Martial God Li... has truly forged a new path!"

A Legendary figure from the East Sea's Thirty-Six Countries sighed. "A path for martial artists, and one that... rivals even that of Astral Cultivators."

Regrettably, those who had hurriedly studied the principles of Martial God Li's Celestial Magnetic Field understood that this power equated to the final swan song of this Martial God's transcendent limits. He had used his life to demonstrate to the world the ultimate power a Martial God possessed.

And the one who had driven him toward this desperate display was....

All the Master Astral Cultivators and Legendary figures from other factions turned their gaze toward.... Fu Qingtian.

The one who had tacitly allowed Cang Shengddao to intervene while watching from the sidelines like a spectator.

1. Real-world reference. ☜

2. Real-world references. ☜